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Ngalkunburriyaymi (Mermaid) – Jay Rostron Ngalkunburriyaymi  Kuninjku people call mermaids yawkyawk, but in my language, Kune, we call them Ngalkunburriyaymi (pronounced Ngaal gun borro yay mee). The Ngalkunburriyaymi depicted in my artworks is from a place called Marra-yii (sp?).  There are too many Ngalkunburriyaymi living at Read more…

Lorrkon ‘This is my new lino design, a long time ago when people passed away they used to put bones inside the lorrkon (hollow funeral log). This is an old history story. There is string and feathers on the side, Read more…

River and Rocks A  beautiful piece of bush dyed silk. This bright yellow colour has been harvested from the root of the man-kurdudjumuk shrub and dyed on country by Deborah Wurrkidj.   “This river we call Mangabo. It is near Read more…

Yawkyawk and bush flower Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have Read more…

Hand Made Bag with Screen Print Off Cuts

Hand Made Bag with Lino Fabric Off Cuts Hand made at Babbarra Designs, Maningrida.

Hand Made Bag with Lino Fabric Off Cuts Hand made at Babbarra Designs, Maningrida.  Pocked featuring the Lino cut design by Jay Jurrupula Rostron. 

Mandjabu – Hand Sewn Tablecloth Kuninjku people traditionally make two sorts of conical fish traps. One is called mandjabu and is made from a strong, durable vine called milil, and a smaller one is called manylik mandjabu, and made from the grass Read more…

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